swr

I have a uniden bearcat 980ssb and i just ordered a rm italy kl203p amplifier for it. i have a 3 foot firestik antenna and its as long as i can get it and the swr's are about 1.45 on channel 40 and 1.00 on channel 1. im worried that with this amp i may raise my swr's to much. What do you guys...

Hi I am pretty new to Ham radio, so I offer the following. I recently strung a G5RV Pro ZS6BKW Optimized with 1:1 Balun. It is about 55 feet in the trees, but that is not the point. https://www.amateurradiosupplies.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=10098 When attempting to tune the SWR I...

I'd like to find a reliable SWR meter that is inexpensive, covers 0-500 MHz, up to 100W. Realizing this is probably impossible, What is your breakdown of products to cover these frequencies, while remaining inexpensive and relatively accurate / reliable? I'd most like to find a solid VHF...

CDM 1250 UHF SWR Severe Issue Ok, so I got my CDM 1250 in the mail yesterday, with the Astron power Supply and Hood with Desk Mic. I have been receiving EXTREMELY high SWR, to where it goes off my meter. I have tried it on my A99 at 38 Feet, my TRAM at about 10-12 Feet, and my new RadioShack...

Im currently running a firestik off of a driver side front fender mount of my 1999 Ford F250....decent local strength. My buddy just bought a 102" whip from Radio Shack and we decided to briefly install it where my firestik goes. Bam! I was instantly shooting skip without even trying and I was...

setup= mirror mounted dual firestiks with tunable tip, mounted just over 7'6" apart, 18ft cophased coax. SWR is lower when it is cloudy and colder outside, the brighter the sun the higher the SWR. Am I missing something obvious here, or am I thinking way too much into this? out of curiosity...

got a cobra 29 classic and wilson 5000 mag. on a 2005 durango. hooked up a radio shack swr meter and got 1.1 on chanel 1 and 1.2 on chanel 40 1.1 on channel 20 great right. unhook meter and turn up power mic when transmitting my antena light will slowly come on and stay on while mic is...

This is going to be complicated, I know, but try to hang in here with me on this one. Ok. I've got a dump truck with fiberglass doors but a metal cab. I've been running a tri-mag setup on the roof with a Wilson 5000 Trucker antenna but it's got to leave here. It's ruining the paint on my...